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Rothschild Fire Chief Steve Fritz died Monday of a suspected heart attack at his home.

A Rothschild EMS crew was called Monday evening to Fritz's home after he was found unresponsive, Rothschild EMS 1st. Lt. Christine Anderson said this morning. Fritz was taken to Ministry Saint Clare's Hospital in Weston where he was pronounced dead.

"He was more than a chief to everybody here, he was a friend," said Anderson, who worked for Fritz for six years. ...